Date of birth | 27 June 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of death | 3 October 2022 | (aged 39)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aïda Ba (27 June 1983 – 3 October 2022) was a French rugby union player who played at third line .
Ba discovered rugby in 2001 and formed the team AC Bobigny 93 while at Sorbonne Paris North University, becoming its first captain. [1] She signed with Lons Section paloise in 2006, but missed the season while sidelined with a knee ligament injury, for which she was compensated by her investments in Béarn Rugby Cité. [2] She played for the French national team in the 2007 Women's Six Nations Championship.
Aïda Ba died of breast cancer on 3 October 2022, at the age of 39. [3]
Date of birth | 27 June 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of death | 3 October 2022 | (aged 39)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aïda Ba (27 June 1983 – 3 October 2022) was a French rugby union player who played at third line .
Ba discovered rugby in 2001 and formed the team AC Bobigny 93 while at Sorbonne Paris North University, becoming its first captain. [1] She signed with Lons Section paloise in 2006, but missed the season while sidelined with a knee ligament injury, for which she was compensated by her investments in Béarn Rugby Cité. [2] She played for the French national team in the 2007 Women's Six Nations Championship.
Aïda Ba died of breast cancer on 3 October 2022, at the age of 39. [3]